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Vertebral hyperostosis associated with etretinate therapy
Author(s) -
PAPASAVVAS G.K.,
BHALLA A.K.,
LOGAN R.A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1987.tb01896.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etretinate , rheumatology , family medicine , library science , dermatology , computer science , psoriasis
Summary A 42–year‐old woman with long‐standing psoriasis developed arthralgias and stiffness after 1 year of etretinate therapy. There was no clinical or radiological evidence of psoriatic arthropathy, but X‐rays demonstrated hyperostosis of the thoraco‐lumbar spine. Her symptoms resolved on discontinuing etretinate therapy.